Chaeryŏng County is a county in

South Hwanghae South Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaenamdo; , lit. "south Yellow Sea province") is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, province in western North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North Hwa ...

province,

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) an ...

Geography

Located on the

Chaeryŏng River Chaeryŏng County is a county in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. Geography Located on the Chaeryŏng River, the county is bordered to the west by Anak (North Korea), Anak and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by Ŭnp'a, Pon ...

, the county is bordered to the west by

Anak Anak (; , homophone to a word for "giant, long neck, necklace"; ) is a figure in the Hebrew Bible. His descendants are mentioned in narratives concerning the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites. According to the Book of Numbers, Anak was a foref ...

and Sinch'ŏn, to the south by Sinwŏn, and to the east by

Ŭnp'a Ŭnp'a County is a county in North Hwanghae province, North Korea. Administrative divisions Ŭnp'a county is divided into 1 '' ŭp'' (town), 1 '' rodongjagu'' (workers' districts) and 15 '' ri'' (villages): Transportation Ŭnp'a county is se ...

, Pongsan and

Sariwŏn Sariwŏn (; ) is a city in North Korea. It is the capital and largest city of North Hwanghae Province. Population The city's population as of 2008 is 307,764. Administrative divisions Sariwŏn is divided into 31 ''tong'' (neighbourhoods) and ...

North Hwanghae Province North Hwanghae Province (Hwanghaebuk-to; , lit. "north Yellow Sea province") is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1954 when the former Hwanghae Province was split into North and South Hwanghae. The provincial capital is S ...

History

Chaeryŏng County was first founded by the kingdom of

Koguryo Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (; ; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (; ; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, ''kwòwlyéy''), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korea, Korean Peninsula an ...

, who called it Siksŏng (), and later Hanseong (KR: 한성, Hanja: 漢城). Hanseong was named one of the three capitals of Goguryeo, along with Pyongyang and Gungnae. After the fall of Goguryeo in 668, it became the southern center of the Goguryeo Revival Movements led by Goguryeo commander

Geom Mojam Geom Mojam (?–670) was the military leader of a short-lived movement to restore Goguryeo after its fall to Silla in the later 7th century CE. After the kingdom fell to Tang and Silla in 668, he kindled an opposition movement in the Taedong Riv ...

. The Koryo dynasty, the successor state to Goguryeo, gave it its current name in 1217. In 1415, it was promoted to county level under the Yi. Chaeryŏng was briefly merged into the newly formed

Hwanghae District Hwanghae Province (''Hwanghae-do'' ) was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon era. Hwanghae was located in the northwest of Korea. The provincial capital was Haeju. The regional name for the province was Haeseo (). It is a reg ...

in 1895 during an experimental redistricting, but was restored to its previous form in 1896. During Japanese rule, which lasted from 1910 to 1945, the county was called Sainei (載寧). The county's current form was settled in the 1952 redistricting changes.

Transportation

Chaeryŏng county is served by the Ŭllyul Line of the

Korean State Railway The Korean State Railway is the operating arm of the Ministry of Railways of North Korea (), commonly called the State Rail () and has its headquarters at Pyongyang, P'yŏngyang. The current Minister of Railways is Chang Jun-song. History 19 ...

. There is also a highway which runs through Chaeryŏng-ŭp.

Administrative divisions

The county is divided into one town (''ŭp''), one worker's district (''rodongjagu'') and 24 villages (''ri'').

People born in Chaeryŏng

Song Hae Song Bok-hee (; 27 April 1927 – 8 June 2022), also known professionally as Song Hae (), was a South Korean television music show host and singer. He had been the host of the longest running music show '' National Singing Contest'' from 1988 ...

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'' (1980–present) *

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(1938–2007), South Korean football coach

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